WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration and leading automakers announce bold changes to move ahead with electric vehicles, the president of the United Auto Workers said the union plans to “take a more cautious approach” and is urging “everyone to take a little step back.”
“We know this technology is coming, we know we have to embrace it and make the best of it,” UAW President Rory Gamble said on a Wednesday afternoon call hosted by the Automotive Press Association. But he said some technological changes in the auto industry just don’t stick with consumers.
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